DramaofRecords Early EnglishTORETURNPLEASEDRAMAEARLY ENGLISHOFRECORDSWESTSTREET150 CHARLESONT.M5S1K9.TORONTO,MACLEANSALLY-BETHATTN.416-585-4504Records of Early DramaEnglish150 Charles Street WestRECORDS OF EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA Toronto, Ontario, CanadaM5S 1K9Records of DramaEarly EnglishLANCASHIREEDITED BYDAVID GEORGEUNIVERSITY OFTORONTO PRESSTORONTO BUFFALO LONDONofToronto PressUniversity 1991Toronto Buffalo LondonPrinted in CanadaISBN 0-8020-2862-4Canadian in Publication DataCataloguingMain under title:entryLancashireof(Records drama)early EnglishIncludes references.bibliographicalISBN 0-8020-2862-4- - -1 . arts LancashirePerforming England History-Sources. 2. TheatreEngland- Sources. I. David II. Series.History George,1991 790.2 09427 6PN2595.5.L3L3 C91-093351-3The research and costs oftypesettingDramaRecords of Early Englishunderwritten thehave been byHumanities and theNational Endowment for theResearch Council ofCanadaSocial Sciences and HumanitiesContentsACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII TRANSLATIONS 293INTRODUCTION ENDNOTES 311Historical xiiiBackgroundand Customs xxxix PATRONS ANDDrama, Music, TRAVELLINGPopularThe Documents liii COMPANIES 371Editorial Procedures cNotes cvii GLOSSARIESIntroduction 385SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY CXvi Latin 389Glossary398EnglishMAPS CXXINDEX 423THE RECORDS2SymbolsParishes, and Other Localities 3Boroughs,Monasteries 114Households 145Province of York and Diocese ofChester 2 1 3ofLancaster ...
DramaofRecords Early English
TORETURNPLEASE
DRAMAEARLY ENGLISHOFRECORDS
WESTSTREET150 CHARLES
ONT.M5S1K9.TORONTO,
MACLEANSALLY-BETHATTN.
416-585-4504Records of Early DramaEnglish
150 Charles Street West
RECORDS OF EARLY ENGLISH DRAMA Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M5S 1K9Records of DramaEarly EnglishLANCASHIRE
EDITED BYDAVID GEORGE
UNIVERSITY OFTORONTO PRESS
TORONTO BUFFALO LONDONofToronto PressUniversity 1991
Toronto Buffalo London
Printed in Canada
ISBN 0-8020-2862-4
Canadian in Publication DataCataloguing
Main under title:entry
Lancashire
of(Records drama)early English
Includes references.bibliographical
ISBN 0-8020-2862-4
- - -
1 . arts LancashirePerforming England History
-Sources. 2. TheatreEngland
- Sources. I. David II. Series.History George,
1991 790.2 09427 6PN2595.5.L3L3 C91-093351-3
The research and costs oftypesetting
DramaRecords of Early English
underwritten thehave been by
Humanities and theNational Endowment for the
Research Council ofCanadaSocial Sciences and HumanitiesContents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII TRANSLATIONS 293
INTRODUCTION ENDNOTES 311
Historical xiii
Background
and Customs xxxix PATRONS ANDDrama, Music, TRAVELLINGPopular
The Documents liii COMPANIES 371
Editorial Procedures c
Notes cvii GLOSSARIES
Introduction 385
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY CXvi Latin 389Glossary
398English
MAPS CXX
INDEX 423
THE RECORDS
2Symbols
Parishes, and Other Localities 3Boroughs,
Monasteries 114
Households 145
Province of York and Diocese ofChester 2 1 3
ofLancaster 218County
APPENDIXES
1 Post-1642 Records 239
2 Lancashire Entertainers 242
3 A Minstrel at Windermere 249
4 A at House 252Masque Knowsley
5 Musical and Dramatic Entertainment in the Isle ofMan 267
6 The 282Stonyhurst Pageants
Robin Hood in LancashirePlays 283
8 The Black ofAshton 286Knight
9 The Ghost ofMaypole Cockersand 290AbbeyRecords of DramaEarly English
The aim ofRecords of isDrama (REED) to find, transcribe, andEarly English publish
external evidence ofdramatic, ceremonial, and minstrel in Great Britain beforeactivity
1642. The executive editor would be for comments on and corrections to thegrateful
volume and for relevant additional material drawn to her attention.present having any
ALEXANDRA F. ofToronto DIRECTORJOHNSTON University
SALLY-BETH MACLEAN ofToronto EXECUTIVE EDITOR
EDITORIALADVISORYBOARDEXECUTIVEBOARD
of ofManchesterPETER CLARK Leicester J.J.ANDERSONUniversity University
ofJOANNA DUTKA ofToronto HERBERT BERRY
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ofDAVID GALLOWAY ofNew Brunswick DAVID BEVINGTONUniversity University Chicago
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of Leeds L.M. CLOPPER IndianaPETER MEREDITH University University
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